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Courts Show Little Interest in Skidmore as a Chevron Alternative

Federal judges reviewing agency actions have largely omitted from their rulings an 80-year-old precedent calling for a mild form of deference to the government in the month since the US Supreme Court struck down the more powerful Chevron doctrine.

AI Tools Must Guard Against Hacks and Data Leaks, US Says

The risks that generative artificial intelligence models will leak private health information, enable cyberattacks, and produce incorrect answers should be addressed by the technology sector, according to guidance laid out Friday by US government scientists.

Boehringer Appeals US Drug Price Battle Suit to Second Circuit

Boehringer Ingelheim is taking its challenge against the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program to the Second Circuit after a federal judge denied its claims that the plan is unconstitutional.

Arizona Judge Orders Rewrite of Abortion Ballot Measure Summary

The campaign behind an abortion rights ballot petition in Arizona secured a win Friday with a judge’s decision ordering a state legislative panel to remove the term “unborn human being” from its summary of the proposal.

States Keep Legal Pressure on PBMs Ahead of Potential FTC Suit

States are charging ahead with drug price-fixing lawsuits against pharmacy benefit managers, viewing the litigation as a more effective way to provide direct relief to local taxpayers than potential federal action would be.

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Breast Cancer Test Maker Loses Latest Medicare Payment Fight

A federal court ruled against a California-based diagnostic laboratory in its latest attempt to secure Medicare coverage for two of its breast cancer tests after reimbursement was denied by a Medicare contractor for lack of clinical utility.

Digital Infuzion’s NIH Research Support Award Survives Protest

Navitas Clinical Research Inc. failed to show that a clinical research support contract from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Aging to Digital Infuzion Inc. was tainted by an organizational conflict of interest, the Government Accountability Office said in a decision released Monday.

Beyond Abortion: The Fight Over Fetal Personhood Is Here

When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it.

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